ROOSEVELT, Theodore]. MACLAY, Edgar Stanton. Reminiscences of the Old Navy. From the Journals and Private Papers of Captain Edward Trenchard, and Rear-Admiral Stephen Decatur Trenchard . New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. 4to. Publisher's black cloth gilt, top edge gilt. A fine copy. Quarter blue morocco gilt slipcase. FIRST EDITION. The eventful naval career of Stephen Decatur Trenchard (1818-1883) is recounted in great detail, focusing on his service in the Civil War, including encounters with the Merrimac , the loss of the ironclad Monitor (under tow by Trenchard when it capsized) and Porter's bold attack on the rebel stronghold of Fort Fisher. LIMITED EDITION, one of 750 copies. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "To the honorable Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with the compliments of the author." INSCRIBED BY ROOSEVELT: "Passed on to Wm. Sheffield Cowles Jr. by his Uncle Ted." Bookplate of W. Sheffield Cowles Jr.
ROOSEVELT, Theodore]. MACLAY, Edgar Stanton. Reminiscences of the Old Navy. From the Journals and Private Papers of Captain Edward Trenchard, and Rear-Admiral Stephen Decatur Trenchard . New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898. 4to. Publisher's black cloth gilt, top edge gilt. A fine copy. Quarter blue morocco gilt slipcase. FIRST EDITION. The eventful naval career of Stephen Decatur Trenchard (1818-1883) is recounted in great detail, focusing on his service in the Civil War, including encounters with the Merrimac , the loss of the ironclad Monitor (under tow by Trenchard when it capsized) and Porter's bold attack on the rebel stronghold of Fort Fisher. LIMITED EDITION, one of 750 copies. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "To the honorable Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy with the compliments of the author." INSCRIBED BY ROOSEVELT: "Passed on to Wm. Sheffield Cowles Jr. by his Uncle Ted." Bookplate of W. Sheffield Cowles Jr.
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